FLO11 expression and lipid biosynthesis are required for air-liquid biofilm formation in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae flor strain

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 864-866

  Zara, Giacomo ^a   Goffrini, Paola ^b   Lodi, Tiziana ^b   Zara, Severino ^a   Mannazzu, Ilaria ^a   Budroni, Marilena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cerulenin; FLO11; Inositol; Lipid biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CERULENIN; INOSITOL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ACC1 GENE; ACS1 GENE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FLO11 GENE; FLOUR; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INO1 GENE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CERULENIN; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LIPID METABOLISM; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84867649723     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2012.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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